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a cia director, a u.s. military commander, a social liaison, a writer and wait for it, a shirtless fbi agent. we will try to unravel the real-life tragic comedy that is the david petraeus sex scandal. president obama takes on the role of salesman in chief. panelists steve kornacki, jonathan capehart, michael eric dyson and ashley parker weigh in. new york magazine's benjamin wallace wells explained why mitt romney america could be releg e relegated to death history. starts in a mere 180 seconds. [ ] raise the roof! ah? raise the roof! [ male announcer ] it's our biggest toy rollback of the year. find hundreds of rollbacks on the season's hottest toys in stores now, from america's gift headquarters, walmart. something this delicious could only come from nature. new nectresse. the 100% natural no-calorie sweetener made from the goodness of fruit. new nectresse. sweetness naturally. [ male announcer ] it's that time of year again. medicare open enrollment. time to compare plans and costs. you don't have to mak
a cia director, a u.s. military commander, a social liaison, a writer and wait for it, a shirtless fbi agent. we will try to unravel the real-life tragic comedy that is the david petraeus sex scandal. president obama takes on the role of salesman in chief. panelists steve kornacki, jonathan capehart, michael eric dyson and ashley parker weigh in. new york magazine's benjamin wallace wells explained why mitt romney america could be releg e relegated to death history. starts in a mere 180...
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here in afghanistan with all the u.s. service members being here. >> in wiwiryoming, thanksgiving. >> happy thanksgiving, chicago. >> happying thing the thanksgi wife, honey. i love you. >> kabul, afghanistan. >> happy thanksgiving. >> in sports, the jets may have made those troops happy, but their fans are another story. in the primetime game seen right here on nbc, it was seen on nbc, new england quarterback tom brady tossed for three touchdowns in an amazing 35-point second quarter scoring spree in just over two minutes against the jets. the pats crushed gang green, 49-19. >>> redskins quarterback robert griffin iii put on a show connecting on four touchdown passes and washington held off a late rally to beat the dallas cowboys, 38-31. >>> in overtime, houston's field goal with just over two minutes left gave the texans a 34-31 victory over detroit. this was the lion's ninth straight loss on thanksgiving day. >>> to college football -- texas rivals faced off as tcu upset the number 16 texas longhorns by capitalizing on
here in afghanistan with all the u.s. service members being here. >> in wiwiryoming, thanksgiving. >> happy thanksgiving, chicago. >> happying thing the thanksgi wife, honey. i love you. >> kabul, afghanistan. >> happy thanksgiving. >> in sports, the jets may have made those troops happy, but their fans are another story. in the primetime game seen right here on nbc, it was seen on nbc, new england quarterback tom brady tossed for three touchdowns in an...
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you could even get the plan with the lowest part d premium in the u.s. call now for a free information kit. you'll receive a summary of plan benefits and an enrollment form. aarp medicarerx plans insured through unitedhealthcare. call today. ♪ ♪ you don't know, oh, you don't know ♪ ♪ oh ♪ that's what makes you really bull ♪ >> they rock right there. well from overeating to overcrowding. if you don't want to fight the crush of shoppers this black friday, consider heading out tomorrow to support your local mom and pop stores on small business saturday. that's when many locally owned stores will be offering wig discounts. j.j. ramburg, host of msnbc "your business." good morning. very early out there in the l.a. area. >> it is early. >> i know that you're going to get out there early tomorrow. we have the black friday. we have cyber monday coming up in a few base. small business saturday, why the need for that? >> well, look, there are a lot of small businesses out there that don't get the same kind of press as the big box stores because we are
you could even get the plan with the lowest part d premium in the u.s. call now for a free information kit. you'll receive a summary of plan benefits and an enrollment form. aarp medicarerx plans insured through unitedhealthcare. call today. ♪ ♪ you don't know, oh, you don't know ♪ ♪ oh ♪ that's what makes you really bull ♪ >> they rock right there. well from overeating to overcrowding. if you don't want to fight the crush of shoppers this black friday, consider heading out...
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that's what it was like today at the house foreign affairs committee's hearing on the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, and in the house and senate and intelligence committees but those are both closed to the public. we learned today newly resigned cia chief david petraeus agreed to testify at a closed intelligence committee hearing tomorrow and maybe a closed house hearing, too. in his first remarks to a reporter since he resigned, general petraeus told kyra phillips from "headline news" his resignation had strictly to do with the affair and not related to benghazi. he told kyra phillips he's eager to testify in congress about the benghazi issue to clear that up. that's related presumably to the conspiracy theories of general petraeus' resignation that are populating the conservative media. quote, it's obvious someone was out to silence petraeus. quote, in the modern era, office holders with forgiving spouses simply do not resign from powerful jobs because of a temporary noncriminal consensual adult sexual liaison. said elliot spitzer. i mean, anthony weiner. i mean, jim
that's what it was like today at the house foreign affairs committee's hearing on the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, and in the house and senate and intelligence committees but those are both closed to the public. we learned today newly resigned cia chief david petraeus agreed to testify at a closed intelligence committee hearing tomorrow and maybe a closed house hearing, too. in his first remarks to a reporter since he resigned, general petraeus told kyra phillips from...
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he, of course, is the current u.s. commander in afghanistan who is now under investigation by the pentagon's inspector general for what officials described as potentially inappropriate e-mails with one of the women directly involved in the case. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has more on this ever-widening story. >> reporter: the scandal involving two very different women, tampa socialite jill kelley and petraeus biographer paul broadwell ensnared not only petraeus but his successor. john allen who took over from petraeus in afghanistan and is the president's choice to be supreme allied commander of nato forces in europe, a nomination now temporarily on hold. >> sweetheart, thank you for all that you have done for me and for our precious -- >> reporter: the general is married with a sterling record but on a flight to australia monday night aides to defense secretary leon panetta said there was a dramatic turn in the case. fbi investigators uncovered potentially inappropriate communications be
he, of course, is the current u.s. commander in afghanistan who is now under investigation by the pentagon's inspector general for what officials described as potentially inappropriate e-mails with one of the women directly involved in the case. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has more on this ever-widening story. >> reporter: the scandal involving two very different women, tampa socialite jill kelley and petraeus biographer paul broadwell ensnared not only...
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believe it or not, the u.s. navy made an amphibious landing a couple weeks ago because that was the best way to bring in equipment. just pull up to the beach and go go. today we got some news. the folks that run the subway system just posted this video. look at that. the city has trucked in 20 subway cars for the rockaway side of the busted tracks. they did this four nights running, bringing in the subway cars and putting them back together. it will run on the far part of the rockaways where the line remains intact. then a bus will take people across a bridge and then the bus will drop folks off where they can continue their commute. they are calling this rejijerred line the h train. it starts tomorrow morning. it's not a perfect fix, but it gives something back to the people who were left up a creek without a paddle after sandy. the h train and the will and ingenuity and the long nights working of everybody involved to make it happen and the city's determination to not forget that
believe it or not, the u.s. navy made an amphibious landing a couple weeks ago because that was the best way to bring in equipment. just pull up to the beach and go go. today we got some news. the folks that run the subway system just posted this video. look at that. the city has trucked in 20 subway cars for the rockaway side of the busted tracks. they did this four nights running, bringing in the subway cars and putting them back together. it will run on the far part of the rockaways where...
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people who run for office particularly for the u.s. congress, they think of themselves as smart and capable leaders. my bet is those generally in line id logically with norquist don't want to be controlled by some puppet master, and this election gives them the freedom to say, we'll have to make reasonable concessions here in order to keep the counted tr going off the fiscal cliff. >> melissa harris-perry, always great to talk with you. if you want to hear more thoughts for the good professor, catch her weekends show 10:00 a.m. both days on msnbc. >>> hillary clinton is already being endorsed for 2016, but will she run? [ male announcer ] the way it moves. the way it cleans. everything about the oral-b power brush is simply revolutionary. oral-b power brushes oscillate, rotate and even pulsate to gently loosen and break up that sticky plaque with more brush movements than manual brushes and even up to 50% more than leading sonic technology brushes for a superior clean. oral-b power brushes. go to oralb.com for the latest offers. open e
people who run for office particularly for the u.s. congress, they think of themselves as smart and capable leaders. my bet is those generally in line id logically with norquist don't want to be controlled by some puppet master, and this election gives them the freedom to say, we'll have to make reasonable concessions here in order to keep the counted tr going off the fiscal cliff. >> melissa harris-perry, always great to talk with you. if you want to hear more thoughts for the good...
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the u.s. necessarily such a player in this story? what is it about -- in that story that i told, i didn't tell much about our policy positions. yet, we are a critical player in all of this going on. >> that's absolutely right. the u.s. is probably the one country in the world that israel feels closest to that, to the extent that any country has influence over it, the u.s. has it. american presidents feel a need often in second terms to take on middle east peace. >> yep. >> often to their sorrow. there haven't been many successes. >> no. >> u.s. presidents and u.s. government feel the need to intervene. >> there's a story of clinton on january 2nd or 3nd just before he's going out of office waiting for yasir arafat in the oval office because he's hoping that the last thing he can do in those final 15 days is to address this. >> which is an incredible miscalculation because israelis were calculating on a new government of bill clinton being replaced. no. it's also something that domestic constit
the u.s. necessarily such a player in this story? what is it about -- in that story that i told, i didn't tell much about our policy positions. yet, we are a critical player in all of this going on. >> that's absolutely right. the u.s. is probably the one country in the world that israel feels closest to that, to the extent that any country has influence over it, the u.s. has it. american presidents feel a need often in second terms to take on middle east peace. >> yep. >>...
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the u.s. chamber of commerce whose local branches are helping community businesses in this effort. and the commissioner of new york city's department of small business services. great to see you both. a very trying time for some people. robert, we were just talk towing. you took a tour of red hook an area here in new york city that was devastated. >> devastated. the sad thing is red hook has come such a long way. many entrepreneurs have set up shop there, i visit ad winery, wonderful man who makes key lime pies, glass cutter, designers, completely wiped out. 300 jobs at fairway, big supermarket there wiped out. and many of them are fighting back and looking to get back on their feet. >> i want to take this in two parts. what can you do if you're hit by a disaster and second what can you do to prepare for this. gerald talk to me very quickly. if you're a small business owner that was affected by this, where can you go? >> well the first thing that i would say is call our help desk. the u.s. cha
the u.s. chamber of commerce whose local branches are helping community businesses in this effort. and the commissioner of new york city's department of small business services. great to see you both. a very trying time for some people. robert, we were just talk towing. you took a tour of red hook an area here in new york city that was devastated. >> devastated. the sad thing is red hook has come such a long way. many entrepreneurs have set up shop there, i visit ad winery, wonderful man...
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and he's someone who deeply cares about the u.s. and our relationship with the countries and certainly about what happened in benghazi. so i think she has to continue to reach out to him, to him, senator lindsey graham, i think talk to them behind closed doors and explain. i said yesterday, on msnbc, there are lots of smart people. susan rice is one of them. she's a bright woman. very qualified. very competent person but sometimes smart people make mistakes and it's okay to say that, too. >> the president has forcefully defended susan rice. but the issue doesn't seem to be going away. listen to this, congressman clyburn suggesting it was racial? let's take a listen. >> these are code words. we heard them during the campaign. during this recent campaign, we heard senator sununu calling our president lazy, incompetent, these kinds of terms that those of us especially those of us born and raised in south, we have been hearing these words and phrases all of our lives and we get insulted by them. >> margie, weigh in on this. what's your
and he's someone who deeply cares about the u.s. and our relationship with the countries and certainly about what happened in benghazi. so i think she has to continue to reach out to him, to him, senator lindsey graham, i think talk to them behind closed doors and explain. i said yesterday, on msnbc, there are lots of smart people. susan rice is one of them. she's a bright woman. very qualified. very competent person but sometimes smart people make mistakes and it's okay to say that, too....
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but the competitive u.s. senate race for republican jon kyl's old seat, that seat stayed republican. and yes, the county sheriff who did the whole taxpayer-funded stunt about having his cold case posse uncover the fraud of president obama's birth certificate, that sheriff did get re-elected, barely. last time he won by a 13-point landslide. this time he won by much less than that, but did get re-elected. and that public publicity-hungry arizona sheriff is not the only arizona official who has lately been fixated on the president's birth certificate. the arizona secretary of state this year threatened to keep president obama off the ballot in arizona for this year's election. because, you know, kenya, or whatever. and because that is the record of arizona's secretary of state, the state's current top elections official, i think nobody had very high expectations for him in terms of how well he would do running elections in the state of arizona. and indeed, the arizona elections this year went horribly. and it t
but the competitive u.s. senate race for republican jon kyl's old seat, that seat stayed republican. and yes, the county sheriff who did the whole taxpayer-funded stunt about having his cold case posse uncover the fraud of president obama's birth certificate, that sheriff did get re-elected, barely. last time he won by a 13-point landslide. this time he won by much less than that, but did get re-elected. and that public publicity-hungry arizona sheriff is not the only arizona official who has...
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. >>> coming into the news room now, five massive u.s. military craft will be helping with the aftermath of hurricane sandy. coming up next, though, is this a man-made storm? there's lots of talk about climate change right now being responsible for the devastation caused by hurricane sandy. certainly the frequency of these types of storms we're seeing now needs to be questioned. my colleague chris hayes is going to weigh in on that next. >>> and if you have pictures to share of long gas lines, long commute lines, tweet them to us and include the hash tag, msnbcpics. [ male announcer ] when was the last time something made your jaw drop? campbell's has 24 new soups that will make it drop over, and over again. ♪ from jammin' jerk chicken, to creamy gouda bisque. see what's new from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. >>> welcome back, everybody. the enormity of the impact of sandy in the new york metro area has many people bringing up two words, climate change. normally busy hubs like battery park, where under water, was not seen i
. >>> coming into the news room now, five massive u.s. military craft will be helping with the aftermath of hurricane sandy. coming up next, though, is this a man-made storm? there's lots of talk about climate change right now being responsible for the devastation caused by hurricane sandy. certainly the frequency of these types of storms we're seeing now needs to be questioned. my colleague chris hayes is going to weigh in on that next. >>> and if you have pictures to share...
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the u.s. economy. i think consumers are where it's at. we just got to get over this fiscal cliff thing. >> jonathan capehart. >> i learned president morsi of egypt is fanatical about "planet of the apes." >> that is really all you need to know. jonathan, thank you so much. rana, steve, michael and everybody, thank you for watching today. if it's "way too early," it's "morning joe." chuck todd is next with "the daily rundown." >>> together again. mitt romney makes his way to the white house. it's not exactly the way he wanted to get there. but can something constructive come out of a private lunch between president obama and the man he defeated just three weeks ago? that's right. that was just three weeks ago. >>> also this morning, a deep dive into america's longest war. look into lessons learned and the sacrifices made by troops at one combat outpost. tell us about what's been accomplished and what's not in more than a decade of fighting. as the country wakes up obsessed with numbers and winn
the u.s. economy. i think consumers are where it's at. we just got to get over this fiscal cliff thing. >> jonathan capehart. >> i learned president morsi of egypt is fanatical about "planet of the apes." >> that is really all you need to know. jonathan, thank you so much. rana, steve, michael and everybody, thank you for watching today. if it's "way too early," it's "morning joe." chuck todd is next with "the daily rundown."...
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one was responsible for u.s. forces in afghanistan. as i recall there may be a conflict going on there and there has been for some time. does the fbi not have enough to do that one of its agents can pursue what seems to be something driven by personal motives, never mind whether he can keep his clothes on or not, you wonder the general, general allen, who again, supreme allied commander nominee, but at the time engaged with the war in afghanistan is reported to have sent 20 to 30,000 pages of documents to these ladies. is there not enough work for either of these people there? >> there's not a reasonable judge in america that would read a letter from someone not involved in the case doesn't know the evidence in the case and in any way adjust their judgment accordingly, which means these generals naively, stupidly wrote these letters september 20th and on september 22nd thinking they could actually influence a judge in this case. if they don't have lawyers that they would check with and say should i write this letter then they are just
one was responsible for u.s. forces in afghanistan. as i recall there may be a conflict going on there and there has been for some time. does the fbi not have enough to do that one of its agents can pursue what seems to be something driven by personal motives, never mind whether he can keep his clothes on or not, you wonder the general, general allen, who again, supreme allied commander nominee, but at the time engaged with the war in afghanistan is reported to have sent 20 to 30,000 pages of...
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mid-atlantic states continue to unfold. 94 people confirmed dead in the u.s. from sandy. more than 4.5 million still don't have power. that's down from a high of about 8 million. some of the biggest cries for help are coming from new york's staten island where the superstorm has claimed at least 19 lives. among them, two little boys, brothers, a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old. their bodice weies were found i marsh on thursday. their mother's suv was washed out when rising waters engulfed their vehicle. people living on the island told nbc's ann curry support has been far too slow in coming. >> every single person on this block lost everything. >> we just want everyone to know that we are hurting down here, and we need help immediately. >> well, fema teams did walk through staten island neighborhoods on thursday trying to make sure victims signed up for federal help. >>> elsewhere, the national guard handed out water, food, and diapers last night. 17 military aircraft arrived in new york state carrying power repair trucks from california. in virginia, the uss san antonio was
mid-atlantic states continue to unfold. 94 people confirmed dead in the u.s. from sandy. more than 4.5 million still don't have power. that's down from a high of about 8 million. some of the biggest cries for help are coming from new york's staten island where the superstorm has claimed at least 19 lives. among them, two little boys, brothers, a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old. their bodice weies were found i marsh on thursday. their mother's suv was washed out when rising waters engulfed their...
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today's u.s. veterans number 22 million. they include over 1.5 million women, almost 9% are african-american. 4.5%, latino and .5% asian american or pacific islander. this poem was quoted in a recent defense memo about not forgetting veterans. it says, take up our quarrel with the foe, to you from failing hands we throw, the torch be yours to hold it high. and to remember the over 41 million veterans who have served the country over 238 years. >> unbelievable. thank you so much, richard lui. our little tribute to veterans. you can never do it enough. that's going to wrap up this hour of "jansing & co." i'm chris jansing. thomas roberts is up next. >> good morning. the agenda next hour, who knew what and when about cia director retired general david petraeus' extramarital affair? new insights into the why the storied military leader through in the towel and quit a week before testifying on the hill about the benghazi consulate attack. >>> and america is going kicking and screaming toward the fiscal cliff. can president obama
today's u.s. veterans number 22 million. they include over 1.5 million women, almost 9% are african-american. 4.5%, latino and .5% asian american or pacific islander. this poem was quoted in a recent defense memo about not forgetting veterans. it says, take up our quarrel with the foe, to you from failing hands we throw, the torch be yours to hold it high. and to remember the over 41 million veterans who have served the country over 238 years. >> unbelievable. thank you so much, richard...
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no sitting u.s. president has ever visited the nation of cambodia before, but president obama is about to do so. no sitting u.s. president has ever visited burma, either. but president obama is about to go there too. no president has ever done that. when he's there, he will meet with the opposition leader. aung san suu kyi. while he's there. one interesting side note on president obama making this historic trim to burma. which is also called myanmar. in 2009, before the u.s. government decided that they were ready to send a sitting president to that country, we apparently first decided that we were ready to send a rock band to that comprehend. specifically the band ozo motley. the state department under a brand new president obama in 2009 authorized the great l.a. latin fusion band to go tour burma. a sort of ambassadors for u.s. culture in that notoriously closed off authoritarian part of the world. burma has only finally ended military rule there as of last year. after president obama makes his vis
no sitting u.s. president has ever visited the nation of cambodia before, but president obama is about to do so. no sitting u.s. president has ever visited burma, either. but president obama is about to go there too. no president has ever done that. when he's there, he will meet with the opposition leader. aung san suu kyi. while he's there. one interesting side note on president obama making this historic trim to burma. which is also called myanmar. in 2009, before the u.s. government decided...
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that's what this is all about today here in afghanistan with all the u.s. service members being here. >> happy thanks giving. >> happy thanksgiving, alexandria, virginia. >> happy thanksgiving, chicago. >> happy thanks giving to my wife. i love you! >> kabul, afghanistan! >> happy thanksgiving! woo! >> reporter: football aside, this is where the real thanksgiving takes place, the part with the food at this dining facility. 98 men have been working really hard to bring all the trimmings to more than 2,000 coalition members, including turkeys, hams, even pumpkin pie. >> i think it's awesome. it blew me away to come in and see everything like this. they like to go big for the holidays, but seeing the carving beef station and sliced turkey, that was cool. >> they decorated is kind of like a firework exploded in here. it's nice. >> is there something you miss from home? >> my family, for sure my family and friends. just being around them. it's a sacrifice we all have to make. if anything, i'm happy to be here with everyone else that's not around their families.
that's what this is all about today here in afghanistan with all the u.s. service members being here. >> happy thanks giving. >> happy thanksgiving, alexandria, virginia. >> happy thanksgiving, chicago. >> happy thanks giving to my wife. i love you! >> kabul, afghanistan! >> happy thanksgiving! woo! >> reporter: football aside, this is where the real thanksgiving takes place, the part with the food at this dining facility. 98 men have been working...
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but clearly we want the u.s. to stand strong and want secretary clinton to be successful in negotiations. >> we did play that sound earlier from secretary clinton condemning the hamas attacks, the rocket fire on israel, as terrorist attacks from within ga gaza. there have been questions certainly about the president's relationship with prime minister benjamin netanyahu, questions about the relationship between the u.s. and israel in general. does this current crisis strengthen or test that bond? >> well, it certainly -- >> i was asking marty. sorry, joe. >> i'm sorry. >> well, i think certainly secretary clinton's efforts, i have a lot of confidence in her efforts and i think it will strengthen the the bonds we've traditionally had with israel. it's also an important reminder for our own political dialogue to really not interject our own tense politics on a situation that is so serious and rapidly evolving. the situation is obviously serious enough without our own partisan politics entering the discussion. >> you
but clearly we want the u.s. to stand strong and want secretary clinton to be successful in negotiations. >> we did play that sound earlier from secretary clinton condemning the hamas attacks, the rocket fire on israel, as terrorist attacks from within ga gaza. there have been questions certainly about the president's relationship with prime minister benjamin netanyahu, questions about the relationship between the u.s. and israel in general. does this current crisis strengthen or test...
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in the context of the u.s. policy post 9/11, which has been the war on terror, war in afghanistan, war in iraq, and now special forces operations and drone strikes in probably six different countries, all of which have muslim majorities or islamist regimes. all of that context, we are now finding ourselves with our possible chief ally in the region other than israel being the first democratically elected president of the muslim brotherhood, and there being this fear amongst people, chris chaps in egypt that now america is tilting towards a islamist posture. after the ten years that we've just had, it's a remarkable turn of events to me given the context of what the war on terror looked like and how that was understood in the broad clash of civilizations language you've written about. >> it is the logic of power, and second, the crazy thing about it is both things are happening at the same time, that this administration is pragmatic enough to work with folks legitimately elected. we have -- i mean, this is a fun
in the context of the u.s. policy post 9/11, which has been the war on terror, war in afghanistan, war in iraq, and now special forces operations and drone strikes in probably six different countries, all of which have muslim majorities or islamist regimes. all of that context, we are now finding ourselves with our possible chief ally in the region other than israel being the first democratically elected president of the muslim brotherhood, and there being this fear amongst people, chris chaps...
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. >> or even thursday u.s. exactly. >> although by thursday his national security team knew and was about to inform him about the petraeus possible resignation. >> all the reason they wanted to delay. >> let's talk for a moment first about the fiscal cliff. the business leaders who came in following, of course, the labor leaders and others who came in yesterday to talk about the bargaining and the terms of reference, what did he hear from the business community about what bargains points he should be making and how important it is or isn't to avoid the fiscal cliff? >> the business community wants certainty. that's what they care more about anything else. they want certainty. the question is going to be how much of an ally can they be to the president. he has a specific goal he has in mind. decoupling the bush tax rates if you will, for the wealthy, 250 for couples and above and everybody else. it's a bill that's already passed the senate. the president wants to get that enacted into law and then have the discu
. >> or even thursday u.s. exactly. >> although by thursday his national security team knew and was about to inform him about the petraeus possible resignation. >> all the reason they wanted to delay. >> let's talk for a moment first about the fiscal cliff. the business leaders who came in following, of course, the labor leaders and others who came in yesterday to talk about the bargaining and the terms of reference, what did he hear from the business community about...
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check out this graph of u.s. government from google. these are requests that don't require warrants and this doesn't include the security related requests not disclosed. for awhile, i thought the combination of these trends, the u bik wiity of technology was pushing us to a future where citizens would be unable to keep their secrets while the government keeps its secrets. i feared it would end up totally exposed to each other and the state. the state and its doing and what it's doing in our name would be a mystery. then miraculously, but also inevitably, they collided with each other in the petraeus affair. the four-star general's communications with broadwell reveal a lot of mundane personal failings. really, it seems not anything scandalous as far as the public's fear goes. the only possible scandal, as far as i can tell, is the conditions which the fbi came to read the private e-mails of petraeus and broadwell. the investigation began because jill kelley, an acquaintance of petraeus served as the unpaid liaison in tampa received host
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. >> the '64 civil rights act was a huge u.s. government intervention into the hard-core racial segregation. of 65, was the real game changer. >> the act banned literacy tests and other jim crow laws to keep blacks from the voting booth. these had been the airtight ways to keep the descendants of slaves from having clout at the voting box and with it, any place in politics. >> 70% to 80% of african-americans down to world war ii lived in the 11 states of the former confederacy. their voter participation rates were in the 4% or 5% range. there really is little to no black presence in the political system, between roughly the 1870s and the 1950s. >> after the civil war and the emancipation proclamation, there was a brief period of black political engagement. there was hundreds of blacks elected to office. some became members of congress. but whites soon retook power in the south. by the turn of the century, congress was once again whites-only. those jim crow laws made it so. >> american history bent away from justice, decisively aw
. >> the '64 civil rights act was a huge u.s. government intervention into the hard-core racial segregation. of 65, was the real game changer. >> the act banned literacy tests and other jim crow laws to keep blacks from the voting booth. these had been the airtight ways to keep the descendants of slaves from having clout at the voting box and with it, any place in politics. >> 70% to 80% of african-americans down to world war ii lived in the 11 states of the former...
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the president will focus on expanding u.s. trade and economic ties in the region supporting democracy and human rights and working through regional institutions to assure they abide by rules of the road. now, you know as part of his broader agenda the president has focused on expanding our presence in asia. the positive economic impact of dpoog doing that will be felt for yearsing to ing toto come and is elemental for the american economy in the 21st century. this is important work that needs to be done. there are meetings at the east asia summit and a meeting with the association of southeast asian nations he'll participate in. that's something he looks forward to. >> a question on treasury secretary geithner's future. has he agreed to stay on through the fiscal cliff nxegotiations until they're completed and perhaps until a successor is confirmed? >> secretary geithner has indicated that he'll stay on through inauguration and he will be obviously, a key participant in the negotiations around the so-called fiscal cliff issues
the president will focus on expanding u.s. trade and economic ties in the region supporting democracy and human rights and working through regional institutions to assure they abide by rules of the road. now, you know as part of his broader agenda the president has focused on expanding our presence in asia. the positive economic impact of dpoog doing that will be felt for yearsing to ing toto come and is elemental for the american economy in the 21st century. this is important work that needs...
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today on a day that could not have been a bigger news day any way, today the u.s. supreme court announced that they are going to hear a challenge to the voting rights act. the lead plaintiff in the case is shelby county, alabama. just outside birmingham. they would like the special scrutiny to go away. joining me is the acting president and direct council of the legal defense fund. thank you for joining us tonight. >> it's good to be with you. >> you defended the voting rights act the last time it was challenged in 2009. how serious a threat does this case pose? >> it's a serious threat. any time a core statue is before the supreme court, we need to wake up and focus on it. so we're not happy that the case is back there. we don't think it needed to be there. but we're prepared to defend it as we have successfully in the past. >> is the -- am i right to describe the voting rights act as sort of maximum point of federal leverage over whether or not the states do right in administering our elections? >> i think it's really a core protection. it's a fundamental piece o
today on a day that could not have been a bigger news day any way, today the u.s. supreme court announced that they are going to hear a challenge to the voting rights act. the lead plaintiff in the case is shelby county, alabama. just outside birmingham. they would like the special scrutiny to go away. joining me is the acting president and direct council of the legal defense fund. thank you for joining us tonight. >> it's good to be with you. >> you defended the voting rights act...
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but, the u.s. needs egypt to play that role and egypt wants to play that role, has been trying to play it with respect to syria trying to recapture what they did in the arab popular imagination. this is a place where u.s. interests, morsi's interests and ironically israeli interests because, in fact, you have some on the right that say great, let's make gaza egypt's problem forever. there's a funny way the power dynamic goes the same way. >> to create a stable relationship. the decenters are the population of egypt which toppled the government that was playing that exact same role. >> it goes back to your putin question and what i thought of when i was talking before. the point is here, morsi's putin is not styling. this isn't mubarak. we are not going back to mubarak. but, at the same time, we are not proceeding to sort of switzerland style democracy and american policy is going to have to juggle both of those things. >> quick thing about this. number one, i thought it was inevitab inevitable. i p
but, the u.s. needs egypt to play that role and egypt wants to play that role, has been trying to play it with respect to syria trying to recapture what they did in the arab popular imagination. this is a place where u.s. interests, morsi's interests and ironically israeli interests because, in fact, you have some on the right that say great, let's make gaza egypt's problem forever. there's a funny way the power dynamic goes the same way. >> to create a stable relationship. the decenters...
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my prediction would be if the u.s. can get something going with iran, the u.s. will seek iran's help as an additional regional player in stabilizing afghanistan during the transition that would please india. it would please, i think, the russians. and it would add a counterweight to pakistan and maybe make this a little bit simpler. >> david ignatius, thanks very much. >>> coming up, we're just three weeks removed from hurricane sandy, making landfall on the east coast, and the storm already ranks as one of the worst economic disasters in u.s. history. we'll have the latest on the recovery efforts next on "morning joe." you won't find a "home rule" on every corner, a "stag provisions" down every block, or a "hugh and crye" in every town. these are the small businesses of america, and all across the nation they're getting ready for their day. hundreds of thousands of small businesses are preparing for november 24, a day to open doors, and welcome the millions of customers who will turn out to shop small. small business saturday. visit shopsmall.com and get ready.
my prediction would be if the u.s. can get something going with iran, the u.s. will seek iran's help as an additional regional player in stabilizing afghanistan during the transition that would please india. it would please, i think, the russians. and it would add a counterweight to pakistan and maybe make this a little bit simpler. >> david ignatius, thanks very much. >>> coming up, we're just three weeks removed from hurricane sandy, making landfall on the east coast, and the...
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flag, be built in the u.s., and be crude mostly be u.s. citizens the fact they're waiving that will hopefully expedite more fuel in here. what are they doing on the ground? trying to get the power to restored to gas stations that don't have power. you can't pump gas if you don't have power. power is restored to the terminals to get the fuel, of course, on to the trucks. that's a priority. now, there are trucks moving and there is gas here. the issue are those other two issues really kind of slowing things down and then by the way, we still have some of these huge massive refineries taken off-line trying to get them up and running but that could be a while as well. this part of the country consumes more oil, more gas, than any ear part of the country on a daily basis. it drinks it. they have goat this stuff moving not only to power cars but generators because of people, people don't have any electricity. they need generators to stay warm. let me tell you, andrea, it is cold. it was about 38 this morning at the moment we're about 49 or 50 de
flag, be built in the u.s., and be crude mostly be u.s. citizens the fact they're waiving that will hopefully expedite more fuel in here. what are they doing on the ground? trying to get the power to restored to gas stations that don't have power. you can't pump gas if you don't have power. power is restored to the terminals to get the fuel, of course, on to the trucks. that's a priority. now, there are trucks moving and there is gas here. the issue are those other two issues really kind of...
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cautious trading here in europe likely to feed into the u.s. session today. the u.s. session ended virtually unchanged yesterday. it was functioning smoothly. among the biggest movers yesterday, facebook shares losing 4%. the first day that workers became eligible to sell shares they received when the company went public six months ago. remember, the workers watched the share prices fall to almost half its ipo value. so also question about whether we continue to see pressure on that stock with further chunks coming up. also apple lost ground yesterday. two key management changes. the key iphone software developer is leaving. he's been at the post for 15 years. it leaves concerns about management uncertainty. for now though, what we're look ago head to is earnings and adjustment jobs data. back to you. >> all right, julia, we get that jobs number tomorrow. thanks so much. >>> we turn to presidential politics. with five days until election day, president obama heading back on the campaign trail after a three day hold on campaigning to keep an eye on hurricane sandy. he'
cautious trading here in europe likely to feed into the u.s. session today. the u.s. session ended virtually unchanged yesterday. it was functioning smoothly. among the biggest movers yesterday, facebook shares losing 4%. the first day that workers became eligible to sell shares they received when the company went public six months ago. remember, the workers watched the share prices fall to almost half its ipo value. so also question about whether we continue to see pressure on that stock with...
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from the congressional budget office, warns that a fiscal cliff would, in the short term, drive the u.s. economy back into recession and push the unemployment rate up to 9.1% by the end of the fourth quarter next year. the report also projects that after the initial shock, growth would return and the unemployment rate would shrink to 5.5%, but not until 2018. house speaker john boehner yesterday remained steadfast in his position on raising taxes. >> i remain optimistic we're going to be able to find common ground avoid this fiscal cliff and find a way to work together. >> by when? january 1st? >> i would hope so. >> the president is talking about specific increases. he campaigned on specific increases and tax rates from 35% to 39% for those making more than $250,000. so is that on the table right now? >> raising taxes on small business people is the wrong prescription given where our economy is. >> is it on the table to talk about? >> i made clear -- >> to have the wealthier americans pitch in. >> -- that raising tax rates is unacceptable. frankly, it couldn't pass the house. >> you wi
from the congressional budget office, warns that a fiscal cliff would, in the short term, drive the u.s. economy back into recession and push the unemployment rate up to 9.1% by the end of the fourth quarter next year. the report also projects that after the initial shock, growth would return and the unemployment rate would shrink to 5.5%, but not until 2018. house speaker john boehner yesterday remained steadfast in his position on raising taxes. >> i remain optimistic we're going to be...
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on sunday he talked about his call for the u.s. to take a more active role. >> i think our actions in foreign policy, and maybe i'm naive, represent our values and represent who we are. and if any american were to go to that country and stand and see what was happening there, they would insist that we do what we could. >>> more than ten years after she was kidnapped as a teenager, elizabeth smart is finally ready to tell her own story in a new book. and the author is chris stewart who was just elected to congress from utah. he tells "the salt lake tribune" he hopes to have the first draft written before he takes office in january. >>> and finally, guess who else got their holiday shopping off and running this weekend, president obama who took his daughters to a virginia bookstore as part of small business saturday. >>> and that's your morning dish of "scrambled politics." and now here's a look at your monday morning markets. the dow opens the week at 13,009 after climbing 172 points friday. the s&p gained 18. the nasdaq rose 40. no
on sunday he talked about his call for the u.s. to take a more active role. >> i think our actions in foreign policy, and maybe i'm naive, represent our values and represent who we are. and if any american were to go to that country and stand and see what was happening there, they would insist that we do what we could. >>> more than ten years after she was kidnapped as a teenager, elizabeth smart is finally ready to tell her own story in a new book. and the author is chris...
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today on a day that could not have been a bigger news day any way, today the u.s. supreme court announced that they are going to hear a challenge to the voting rights act. the lead plaintiff in the case is shelby county, alabama. just outside birmingham. they would like the special scrutiny to go away. joining me is the acting president and direct council of the legal defense fund. thank you for joining us tonight. >> it's good to be with you. >> you defended the voting rights act the last time it was challenged in 2009. how serious a threat does this case pose? >> it's a serious threat. any time a core statue is before the supreme court, we need to wake up and focus on it. so we're not happy that the case is back there. we don't think it needed to be there. but we're prepared to defend it as we have successfully in the past. >> is the -- am i right to describe the voting rights act as sort of maximum point of federal leverage over whether or not the states do right in administering our elections? >> i think it's really a core protection. it's a fundamental piece o
today on a day that could not have been a bigger news day any way, today the u.s. supreme court announced that they are going to hear a challenge to the voting rights act. the lead plaintiff in the case is shelby county, alabama. just outside birmingham. they would like the special scrutiny to go away. joining me is the acting president and direct council of the legal defense fund. thank you for joining us tonight. >> it's good to be with you. >> you defended the voting rights act...
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. >> when the you the have four people dead, including the first u.s. ambassador in more than 30 years, how do you call that hype? >> how many security contractors died in iraq? do you know? >> i don't. >> no, nobody does because nobody cared. we know that several hundred died but there was never an official count dochb security contractors dead in iraq. see when i see this focus on what was essentially a small fire fight, i think number one, i've covered a lot of fire fights. it's impossible to figure out what happens in them sometimes. second i think that the emphasis on benghazi has been extremely political partly because fox was operating as a wing of the republican party. >> all right, tom risk. thanks for joining us today. >> you're welcome. >> let's turn to michael tomasky, special correspondent for news week and "the daily beast." that was one for the archives. your latest column is on mccain's attacks on susan rice. it's very pointed. these twos stories go together because i think clearly, john mccain has bought into the propaganda that fox was
. >> when the you the have four people dead, including the first u.s. ambassador in more than 30 years, how do you call that hype? >> how many security contractors died in iraq? do you know? >> i don't. >> no, nobody does because nobody cared. we know that several hundred died but there was never an official count dochb security contractors dead in iraq. see when i see this focus on what was essentially a small fire fight, i think number one, i've covered a lot of fire...
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the u.s. had threatened funding in the west bank in the hopes of preventing it. and rice says that the only way to truly form an independent state of palestine is through direct talks with israel, something the u.s. is committed to. despite those words, palestinians took to the streets celebrating what they consider a victory and a step toward their own independence. the real test is going to be what happens next. do both sides come to the table and start talking about peace, something both israel and palestine say that they want. reporting live in washington, i'm danielle leigh. lynn, back to you. >> danielle, thanks. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is weighing in on two major mideast situations, both with great u.s. interests involved. amid reports the obama administration is preparing to recognize syria's opposition council as the legitimate representative of the people, clinton notes rebels are now able to hold their ground and take the fight to government forces. >> we have been de
the u.s. had threatened funding in the west bank in the hopes of preventing it. and rice says that the only way to truly form an independent state of palestine is through direct talks with israel, something the u.s. is committed to. despite those words, palestinians took to the streets celebrating what they consider a victory and a step toward their own independence. the real test is going to be what happens next. do both sides come to the table and start talking about peace, something both...
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u.s. consulate in benghazi. rice will sit down with senators john mccain, lindsey graham, and kelly ayotte. >> that should be fun. >> that could be really awkward. they all accuse her of misleading the country in her initial account of the attack. in recent days, senator mccain has softened his criticism, and rice insists that she was relying on talking points from the intelligence community. last night senator graham rejected her defense but says he's open to today's meeting. >> she asked to meet with us, and i will listen to what she has to say about her role in benghazi, but i can tell you this. the more i know about benghazi, the more upset i am that the consulate was even open on september 11th. when you look at the history and the reporting coming out of libya about the dangers, it should never have been open or heavily reinforced. after the attack, i think the story we were told about a spontaneous event caused by video where a mob turned into a riot is less credible than ever. >> s
u.s. consulate in benghazi. rice will sit down with senators john mccain, lindsey graham, and kelly ayotte. >> that should be fun. >> that could be really awkward. they all accuse her of misleading the country in her initial account of the attack. in recent days, senator mccain has softened his criticism, and rice insists that she was relying on talking points from the intelligence community. last night senator graham rejected her defense but says he's open to today's meeting....
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he said we're targeting u.s. soldiers and if american hat's sort of their problem. what are your future plans? >> translator: you'll see them and hear about tm media. god willing. >> i was like, okay, we just sat through an hour and a half of united states. he is going to attack the united states. but he is sitting in a mud hut in the middle of nowhere in afghanistan. how is he going to implement that? >> move back! move back! >> move it! >> stand by, four one.> >> we knew we had enemies aturally, but i always felt pretty safe here. i never, never in a million years dreamed that anything like this could happen to >> we believed in the system. 1 was a shattering of faith. >> 3,000 people were killed. it was a mass murder, and there needed to be an investigation.a >> surviving family members, nobody can deny that they have the ultimate claim to the truth about 9/11. >>> on september 11, 2001, osama bin laden carried out the deadliest attack ever perpetrated on american soil. leaving tens of thousands grievitng their losses. ted from the fire academy only six weeks
he said we're targeting u.s. soldiers and if american hat's sort of their problem. what are your future plans? >> translator: you'll see them and hear about tm media. god willing. >> i was like, okay, we just sat through an hour and a half of united states. he is going to attack the united states. but he is sitting in a mud hut in the middle of nowhere in afghanistan. how is he going to implement that? >> move back! move back! >> move it! >> stand by, four...
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it turns out that another major military figure, general john allen, the commander of u.s. and nato troops in afghanistan and petraeus' successor in that position, has been having an e-mail relationship with jill kelley. the fbi uncovers somewhere between 20,000 and 30,000 pages of documents that contain, quote, potentially inappropriate communication between allen and kelley, one senior u.s. defense official tells the "washington post." "the post" also reports that allen received at least one e-mail that talks about kelley from an unidentified account that was traced to none other than paula broadwell. well, there you have it. you're investigating this. i tried to explain this, and i'm trying not to be light-hearted, but there's such an aspect to this story rather well below the importance of the positions these men hold. one of them being, of course, our commander in afghanistan. the other one until recently head of the cia. this aspect to it, it's just -- well, i don't know what to say. i'm not used to covering these kinds of stories and wouldn't be if these weren't the
it turns out that another major military figure, general john allen, the commander of u.s. and nato troops in afghanistan and petraeus' successor in that position, has been having an e-mail relationship with jill kelley. the fbi uncovers somewhere between 20,000 and 30,000 pages of documents that contain, quote, potentially inappropriate communication between allen and kelley, one senior u.s. defense official tells the "washington post." "the post" also reports that allen...
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. >>> former u.s. navy joe sestak joins me to weigh in on the resignation of the cia director david petraeus. stay tuned. you're watching "the ed show" on msnbc. can you help me with something? nope! good talk. [ male announcer ] or free windows 8 training when you buy a computer at staples. another way staples makes it easier to upgrade. when you buy a computer at staples. avoid bad.fats. don't go over 2000... 1200 calories a day. carbs are bad. carbs are good. the story keeps changing. so i'm not listening... to anyone but myself. i know better nutrition when i see it: great grains. great grains cereal starts whole and stays whole. see the seam? more processed flakes look nothing like natural grains. you can't argue with nutrition you can see. great grains. search great grains and see for yourself. for multi grain flakes that are an excellent source of fiber try great grains banana nut crunch and cranberry almond crunch. [ chuckles ] ♪ [ honk! ] ♪ [ honk! ] ♪ [ honk! ] [ male announcer ] now yo
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and the u.s. is in this position where they are standing by israel, very clearly they have said that they support israel's right to defend itself. hillary clinton has met with the palestinian leader weather the egyptian president, with the israeli prime minister but not with hamas. that's going to continue to reverberate in the way that the president has dealings with the arab world going forward from this, and that's what they're looking at as they look forward to the next four years. >> the question, can she get this deal done or push it along. >> and she's dealing with a very different set of players. the playing field has changed dramatically. you have an egypt, tunisia that are no longer in the same position vis-a-vis israel. th then you have turkey, too. that's another sort of wild card where the relationship between israel and turkey deteriorated so much from 2010 to today that, you know, the u.s. really is in a position where they really can't take too many steps back from israel because i
and the u.s. is in this position where they are standing by israel, very clearly they have said that they support israel's right to defend itself. hillary clinton has met with the palestinian leader weather the egyptian president, with the israeli prime minister but not with hamas. that's going to continue to reverberate in the way that the president has dealings with the arab world going forward from this, and that's what they're looking at as they look forward to the next four years. >>...
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. >>> former u.s. navy joe sestak joins me to weigh in on the resignation of the cia director david petraeus. stay tuned. you're watching "the ed show" on msnbc. and you pick the price that works for you. great. whoa, whoa, jamie. watch where you point that thing. [ mocking ] "watch where you point that thing." you point yours, i point mine. okay, l-let's stay calm. [ all shouting ] put it down! be cool! everybody, just be cool! does it price better on the side? no, it just looks cooler. the name your price tool, only from progressive. call or click today. i got you covered. thank you. oh, you're so welcome. >>> coming up, more on the resignation of cia director david petraeus, with former navesy vice admiral joe sestak, who worked in intelligence. then the ceo who forced his workers to stand behind mitt romney at a speech is now laying off his workers and blaming it on president obama. you won't believe the details on this one. share your thoughts with us on facebook and on twitter use b #edshow. we'r
. >>> former u.s. navy joe sestak joins me to weigh in on the resignation of the cia director david petraeus. stay tuned. you're watching "the ed show" on msnbc. and you pick the price that works for you. great. whoa, whoa, jamie. watch where you point that thing. [ mocking ] "watch where you point that thing." you point yours, i point mine. okay, l-let's stay calm. [ all shouting ] put it down! be cool! everybody, just be cool! does it price better on the side? no,...
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i can tell you, having served with the u.s. military, worked with the u.s. military for so many years when i was ambassador to nato, ambassador to greece, there are lots of great people in the military who are ready to lead us forward. and i think that we'll see that in the weeks and months ahead and obviously we've got have our best people on the front lines because we still have the war in afghanistan, 68,000 american troops are still in afghanistan. and you know we've got to have our best people on that. we obviously have to have our best people working on the iran nuclear problem. one of the tasks of any administration, when they go through a transition, even a friendly transition from a first to a second term, is to identify, in this case military officers who can lead us forward and there are plenty of good people who can do that. >> as former ambassador to nato, is there a reason if this is cleared up general alan could not be confirmed? there is so much controversial already -- >> he's an outstanding officer. he's done by all accounts an effective jo
i can tell you, having served with the u.s. military, worked with the u.s. military for so many years when i was ambassador to nato, ambassador to greece, there are lots of great people in the military who are ready to lead us forward. and i think that we'll see that in the weeks and months ahead and obviously we've got have our best people on the front lines because we still have the war in afghanistan, 68,000 american troops are still in afghanistan. and you know we've got to have our best...